Aldridge led all scorers with 34 points, thanks in large part to the 32-year-old connecting on all 12 of his free throw attempts. After the game, his coach, Gregg Popovich, dished out effusive praise.

While Popovich has called Trump a "pathological liar", "soulless coward" and even "an embarrassment to the world", Casanova was more likely insulted by the time Popovich said, "I live in a country where half the people ignored all that to elect someone". Obviously, Nick Kerr is focused in on trying to help the Spurs knock off his dad's team in both Game 2 and the entire series.

USA Today's Sam Amick wrote, "It was impossible not to wonder if there was a coded Kawhi Leonard message in there somewhere". He doesn't complain about a darn thing. "He's unbelievably loyal to Pop and the players and I couldn't be more proud of him".